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Lot 162
WILLIAM NORRIS (BRITISH, 18TH CENTURY)
H.M.S. Britannia and a frigate running down the Channel; and A British man-o'war and other vessels in the Channel off Dover
Closed24 March 2022
Price Realised
GBP 3,024
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Specialist note
William Norris has not been identified, but it seems likely that he was a naval officer, trained as a draughtsman as was the practice in the late 18th Century. Certainly he was a skilled artist, and these watercolours have a sharp accuracy.